Evolutionary Morphology Seminar Series
A weekly seminar sponsored by the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, with talks (mostly) by visiting speakers on the subject of Evolutionary Morphology as defined very broadly. Speakers (and audience members) drawn from many areas, including evolutionary biology, anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, paleontology, molecular biology, systematics, conservation biology, and history/philosophy of sciences. Meets in Hinds 176, 5734 S. Ellis, Thursdays at 7:30.
Spring Quarter 2008
Henry Hinds Laboratory, University of Chicago
5734 S. Ellis, Room 176
Thursdays at 7:30 pm
| April 10 | Understanding and applying the causes and consequences of behavioral variation | Dr. Jason Watters Brookfield Zoo |
| April 17 | A geometric morphometric perspective on shell shape in emydine turtles: phylogeny, miniaturization and more. | Dr. Kenneth D. Angielczyk Field Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Geology |
| April 24 | Vertebrate Clonality: The genetics, ecology, and evolution of sexual abstinence | Dr. John Avise (Sewall Wright Speaker) University of California, Irvine |
| May 01 | Toward a Comparative Phylogenetics | Dr. Paul Sereno University of Chicago, Dept. of Organismal Biology and Anatomy |
| May 08 | The Functional Anatomy and Evolution of the Head in Reptiles | Dr. Casey Holliday Marshall University |
| May 15 | Paleozoic squashed slugs; fancy and controversies about the origin of the cyclostomes | Dr. Philippe Janvier Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris |
| May 22 | Bringing back the end of the river: Conservation paleobiology of the Colorado River delta | Dr. Karl W. Flessa University of Arizona |
Revised: April 4, 2008